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Three women in blouses and long skirts sit at a small table holding tea cups and saucers. Small plates are on the table. Plants and wall hangings are behind them. Title: 40. The Afternoon Tea Party. Copyright statement: Copyright 1905 H.C. White...

Four women in a parlor with wall hangings and a piano. To the left a woman lies on the floor with her head in the lap of a second woman. Next to her is a fencing sword. To the right stands a woman holding a sword in front of her with another woman...

Four women in a parlor with wall hangings and a piano. In the center, two women hold swords pointed to the floor. To the left, a third woman stands clutching her hands. To the right, a fourth woman stands with her arms crossed. Title: 37. An Affair...

Four women in a parlor with wall hangings and a piano. To the left a woman holding a sword towards the ground leans back toward the woman behind her. To the right a woman points a sword towards the first woman, while another woman stands behind...

A woman crouches next to a small tub washing a baby. The mother wears a robe. On the floor are a bassinet and clothing. In the background are a plant, a vase of flowers, a decorated wall, and a red curtain. Title: 42. Baby's delight. The morning...

City & town life; Elevated railroads; Railroads; Buildings; Pedestrians; People

View down the Bowery of a wide city street with streetcar tracks, streetcars, wagons, and pedestrians. Elevated railroad tracks run parallel on the left and right sides of the street with city buildings behind them. Title: 9. The Bowery, New York....

"From the 'King's Grave' at Ur comes a splendid lyre that, in its restored state, resembles the instrument depicted in the feast scene on the Standard of Ur [from Tomb 779]. A magnificent bull's head caps the instrument's sound box. It is fashioned...

Tall brick building with multiple windows at the corner of two city streets. More buildings are behind it. People are on the street and sidewalk in front. Title: 107. Chicago, Auditorium Hotel and Michigan Ave. Text on left: World Series....

Straw hut with a grass roof. A family of seven is in front. Six of them stand with one holding an infant. Another hut is next to it. The ground in front is uneven. Title: 18 A Cuban Home and Family. Copyright statement: Copyright 1905 by H.C....

Small waterfall cascading down layers of rock to the pool below. Trees and other growth are on either side. Title: 2. Curtain Cascade, Havana Glen, N.Y. Text on left: Polychrome Stereo View, Reproduced from Original Stereoscopic Photograph. Text on...

Two women stand in the center of a room with their dresses raised to their knees. A man stands next to them. Two women sit behind them. Title: 48. The dancing school. Copyright statement: Copyright 1905 H.C. White Co. N.Y. Text on left: Polychrome...

Two girls in bonnets stand behind a table and large baskets of flowers in front of a stone building. A man is behind them and an umbrella is open above them. Title: 30. Danish Flower Girls, Copenhagen, Denmark. Copyright statement: Copyright 1905...

Three-quarter length character portrait of writer, director, and actor Denman Thompson in costume for the role of Joshua Whitcomb in the self-penned play "The Old Homestead." Thompson first performed a precursor to this play, entitled "Josh...

Three women sit at a table. On the table are a bouquet of flowers and an open book. Title: 46. Discussing the Evening's Conquests. Copyright statement: Copyright 1905 H.C. White Co. N.Y. Text on left: Polychrome Stereo View Reproduced from Original...

Douglass Apartments at 2025 Douglass Boulevard, Louisville, Kentucky. Apartments shown on a rainy day with bare trees in front. Stamp on back of image: "If this photograph is reproduced, please credit Allen & Burckle. This print made by us in 1926....

Well-known and widely reproduced photogravure of E. L. (Edgar L.) Davenport in costume as the character Sir Giles Overreach in "The Rivals." He leans on a wooden box resting atop a table, and wears a velvet cape and knee-length pants. Born February...